RFC 1583: OSPF Version 2
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2178.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 2328 — OSPF Version 2
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo documents version 2 of the OSPF protocol. OSPF is a link- state routing protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1583
- Published
- March 1994
- Authors
- J. Moy
- Status
- DRAFT STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 216
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.
Related documents
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- RFC 1245OSPF Protocol AnalysisCurrent
July 1991
- RFC 4136OSPF Refresh and Flooding Reduction in Stable TopologiesCurrent
July 2005
- RFC 4222Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2 Packets and Congestion AvoidanceUpdated
October 2005
- RFC 4970Extensions to OSPF for Advertising Optional Router CapabilitiesObsoleted
July 2007
- RFC 4973OSPF-xTE: Experimental Extension to OSPF for Traffic EngineeringCurrent
July 2007
- RFC 5306Restart Signaling for IS-ISObsoleted
October 2008
- RFC 6356Coupled Congestion Control for Multipath Transport ProtocolsCurrent
October 2011
- RFC 7190Use of Multipath with MPLS and MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)Current
March 2014
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